Government

The political career of Michael Baumgartner may have begun with an email newsletter.

Carmela Conroy needed to put an end to the trash fire.

On Thursday, the initiative sponsor and the author of the state’s climate law shared a debate stage at Seattle University to discuss the contentious ballot measure. Moderated by journalist Joni Balter and university senior Sophia Hampton, the debate lasted one hour.

For the 16th year in a row, Spokane Valley residents likely won’t pay more property taxes next year.

Police will concentrate their resources over the next month on Spokane’s downtown to tamp down crime in the city’s core.

Washington’s campaign finance law enforcement agency has handed a $20,000 fine to the conservative organization behind the slate of initiatives appearing on the ballot this November.

Under a new proposal up for a Spokane City Council vote next week, tenants could not be evicted or have their rent increased if their landlord is not properly registered.

Economic woes were front and center as Michael Baumgartner and Carmela Conroy debated Tuesday night in their bid to represent Eastern Washington in Congress.

The first debate between Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell and Republican challenger Dr Raul Garcia elicited civil disagreements and a fair amount of agreement for what may be expected in modern polarized politics.

The ballots for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election will either enter the mailstream Wednesday or Thursday, Spokane County Auditor Vicki Dalton said in a phone interview. Voters should expect to see ballots arrive in their mailboxes between Tuesday and Thursday next week.

The cities of Spokane and Airway Heights have received around $560,000 in state grants to expedite the building permitting process.

When Washington voters go to the polls this November, they will make their voices heard on four ballot initiatives. Millions of dollars have poured in for and against these measures regarding state taxation and climate policy.

Clark Gable – one-time King of Hollywood, dashing star of “Gone with the Wind” and “Mutiny on the Bounty” – died in 1960, depriving him of the ability to make public records requests in the city of Spokane.

Two candidates vying for a rare open seat on Washington’s Supreme Court believe their past experiences will help them make a change in the state.

The state Attorney General’s Office has accused Albertsons of using a legal loophole to avoid punishment in a consumer protection suit accusing the grocery store’s pharmacies of fueling the opioid epidemic.

The state Public Disclosure Commission on Thursday heard the allegations brought against Let’s Go Washington, a Conservative political action group sponsored by billionaire hedge fund manager Brian Heywood. Heywood’s group is the driving force behind three initiatives set to appear on November ballots that, if passed, would overturn a large portion of the state’s Climate Commitment Act, abolish the state’s long-term care tax, and end the capital gains tax.

It’s hard to imagine a pair of candidates more diametrically opposed than the two men vying for an open representative seat in eastern Spokane County.